Chapter 110 (1/2)
Bureau 101
Xia Lei felt the pressure lessen immediately after s.h.i.+ Bo-Ren left.
Long Bing turned to look at Xia Lei, her gaze that of puzzlement, “You couldn’t even beat me when we first met but you can exchange blows with Boss s.h.i.+ now. I know about you going to learn Wing Chun at that school but this is too quick, isn’t it? You pick up things so quickly. Why?”
Xia Lei held both his hands out, an innocent look on his face, “I want to know why too. Look, I don’t have three heads and six arms - I’m a normal human being. But Boss s.h.i.+ did say earlier that maybe it’s because my IQ is very high.”
Long Bing wrinkled her brows, “Leonardo da Vinci was recognised as the person with the highest IQ in the world but he didn’t learn things as monstrously fast as you did. Is your IQ higher than Leonardo da Vinci’s?”
Xia Lei changed the topic, “Let’s talk about this department of yours. You had cause not to tell me before but I’m your consultant now and can be considered one of you guys. How can I call myself one of you if I don’t even know what our department is called?”
Long Bing was silent for a bit before she said, “Bureau 101.”
“Bureau 101?” Xia Lei had never heard of it. It was a strange name.
“National Day is on October first. Bureau 101 takes its name from this auspicious date. Its mission is to defend the country - security, anti-terrorism, anti-spy operations, intelligence gathering, counter-intelligence action and so on. If any individual is marked as a threat to this country, we will a.s.sess and a.s.sign a threat level. Once the individual reaches a certain level, we will take action and eliminate the target, no matter what status he holds or which country he belongs to. We have a special t.i.tle - Fixers. To sum it up, we are protecting this country around the clock. Anyone who undermines its development is the enemy. Our job is to identify the enemy and eliminate the enemy,” said Long Bing.
Xia Lei’s expression grew serious; he felt under a lot of pressure.
Long Bing smirked, “Scared?”
Xia Lei smiled wryly, “I’m just a regular guy. Boss s.h.i.+ suddenly making me a consultant for a department like yours … I don’t think I’m cut out for it.”
“Don’t worry, we won’t need you to be on cases most of the time. Even when we do, we will protect you well,” said Long Bing.
“China is so big and talent can be found everywhere. Why pick me?”
“There are indeed many talents in China but it’s the first time we’ve seen someone like you. You spotted a sniper hundreds of metres away in a dimly lit environment and saved me the first time we met. This proves that your eyesight is way beyond a normal person’s. After that, you found evidence in the vacuum cleaner and helped Jiang Ru-Yi crack the case. The police technicians had swept the whole crime scene for evidence and come up empty before you got there, so this shows that you not only have very good eyesight but a meticulous mind. Additionally, you also know several foreign languages. You can communicate verbally with foreigners and even translate fairly technical foreign doc.u.ments. Just this skill alone leaves most other people in the dust. Most importantly, you can process high-precision parts and repair important precision instruments, which can solve a lot of difficult problems for us. The high-precision parts you processed for China Industrial Group is an example. So, tell me, would Boss s.h.i.+ just let a talent like yourself walk away from him?”
“So you asked me to bring the information in person with the intention of making me your consultant?”
“This was Boss s.h.i.+’s intention. His word is law and I follow,” said Long Bing.
Xia Lei shrugged, “Okay. Things seem fated to be since the day I met you in Macau. I’ll resign to my fate. Do I have some sort of identification doc.u.ment?”
Long Bing shook her head, “No. We will not give you any.”
“What sort of consultant am I without doc.u.ments?”
“You want to have some sort of impressive doc.u.ment on hand to flash around when you get into trouble and scare people, don’t you?” said Long Bing.
Xia Lei looked at her wordlessly but he did think that earlier. If he had doc.u.ments from Bureau 101, Xu Zheng-Wen wouldn’t dare to shout so nastily at him if he showed him the doc.u.ments in the great hall of East Wind Heavy Industries, would he?
“That’s a stupid thing to do. Somebody will see your doc.u.ment when you show it and it’s the age of information now. If anyone takes note of your doc.u.ment and the information gets into the hands of the enemy, you ident.i.ty will be revealed. It’ll become very dangerous for you.”
Xia Lei listened - this seemed to be from experience.
“Plus, you’re very important to us. We will not let you simply join our missions. This is also for your protection. Do not tell anyone of what happened tonight either. You understand what I mean?”
Xia Lei nodded, “Okay, I remember. I’ll take it as it never happened.”
“I’ll bring you to your room. Let me know if you need anything. You can treat this place as your own.” Long Bing patted Xia Lei on the shoulder and walked towards the stairs.
The conversation was over. Xia Lei followed her and his gaze went unavoidably to her snugly jeans-shorts-wrapped a.s.s and the pair of beautiful pale legs. The great scene he’d witnessed at the dining table earlier surfaced in his mind again. Those firm, snowy peaks, those bright, dainty gems…
Xia Lei looked away and stared at the ceiling above his head. He knew that if he didn’t he would definitely see Long Bing’s b.u.m, and her naked b.u.m at that.
The Heavens had given him an extraordinary ability but not a girlfriend. He knew that looking at her more was only going to pain him and not Long Bing.
The second floor was a large suite with three bedrooms, a study and a home gym. The gym had actually been converted from a living room and several pieces of sports equipment like a treadmill and exercise bike were placed there.
Long Bring brought Xia Lei to one of the bedrooms and spoke a few words before leaving him.